The levy, to be enforced by the Germany’s Federal Office of Economics and Export Control, will consist of between EUR8000 and EUR16,000 charged to PMSCs. Germany follows Panama, Cyprus, Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Malta and the Netherlands in passing national accreditation legislation.
“A company must now outline its whole organisation and procedures in order to demonstrate its suitability to provide services,” said Dabelstein & Passehl lawyers Maximilian Guth and Marco Remiorz. “In particular, it must demonstrate how it will ensure the suitability and reliability of its directors and employees.
“If a foreign maritime security company is applying for a licence, the suitability and reliability of the German branch manager and the guard employed on the German-flagged vessel must be outlined.”
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